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Chapter 10Ajax and JavaScript

Before we begin to enhance our web applications with JavaScript, some context is needed. Thus I invite you to accompany me through a brief history of the web browser!

The first web browsers began to appear in the early 1990s, and their displays were limited to text documents that linked to other text documents. These first web browsers were relatively simple, but the ability to browse documents that were linked together made them powerful enough to start a revolution in the way people find and consume information.

Over the years, browsers continued to add features, such as the ability to display images and videos. The most important new features, however, were the features that made the web browser more ...

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